The LEGO® NXT robot is a fully featured robot for Years 3-12 that, in conjunction with the Mindstorms® software can perform a variety of operations. Teachers will be introduced to the drag-and-drop programming software and how they can facilitate the cross-curricula approach to the acquisition and consolidation of skills, collaborative learning and student design of activities for learning.
Here's a bit of taste of what you will be doing at this workshop:
Please register for our Robotics workshop here
To see who else is attending click here
Games Design Workshop: Friday 25 October 4-6pm
The process of understanding and applying the principles of good game design to student created games does not only improve literacy, collaboration and higher-order thinking skills, but can lay the foundations for deep learning, innovation and change in the 21st Century classroom. This course seeks to evaluate innovative applications of game design principles in teaching and learning. The focus is on teachers employing a constructivist approach that promotes inquiry learning to achieve curriculum outcomes across most key learning areas and addresses dimensions from the NSW Quality Teaching model. MacICT uses the Microsoft Kodu GameLab as one of the tools of this workshop – a free software which will also be included on the new eT4L server image for DEC Schools.
Have a look at the kinds of things you will be doing at this workshop:
Please register for our Games Design workshop here
To see who else is attending click here
Both workshops will be held at Macquarie ICT Innovations Centre (Building C5B). Click here for directions.
Workshops are FREE for all MQED members. If you are from another university, we ask that you provide a gold coin donation to help with the society's basic costs.
(Maximum of 30 people per workshop!)
Robotics Workshop: Friday 18 October 4-6pm
The LEGO® NXT robot is a fully featured robot for Years 3-12 that, in conjunction with the Mindstorms® software can perform a variety of operations. Teachers will be introduced to the drag-and-drop programming software and how they can facilitate the cross-curricula approach to the acquisition and consolidation of skills, collaborative learning and student design of activities for learning.
Here's a bit of taste of what you will be doing at this workshop:
Please register for our Robotics workshop here
To see who else is attending click here
Games Design Workshop: Friday 25 October 4-6pm
The process of understanding and applying the principles of good game design to student created games does not only improve literacy, collaboration and higher-order thinking skills, but can lay the foundations for deep learning, innovation and change in the 21st Century classroom. This course seeks to evaluate innovative applications of game design principles in teaching and learning. The focus is on teachers employing a constructivist approach that promotes inquiry learning to achieve curriculum outcomes across most key learning areas and addresses dimensions from the NSW Quality Teaching model. MacICT uses the Microsoft Kodu GameLab as one of the tools of this workshop – a free software which will also be included on the new eT4L server image for DEC Schools.
Have a look at the kinds of things you will be doing at this workshop:
Please register for our Games Design workshop here
To see who else is attending click here
Both workshops will be held at Macquarie ICT Innovations Centre (Building C5B). Click here for directions.
Workshops are FREE for all MQED members. If you are from another university, we ask that you provide a gold coin donation to help with the society's basic costs.